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Witnessed today – December 4th, 2015 – on Sant Pere Mes Baix at 16hrs… the bird shit tactic applied to a group of hapless tourists. Taking place in front of Clarins, formerly Schlecker, a shout went up as the assailant made his escape alongside Palau Alos. The victim was left mopping residue from his...

Robbery Maps, a site that has been running for many years, has been collating ad-hoc reports from the victims of crime in Barcelona. The organic submission of incidents has created an interesting matrix of hot-spots. Take a look yourself (enlarge image by clicking on it),...

The Guardian on October 25th ran a story with the lede: “Just days after Vodafone sparked outrage by demanding £15,000 from the victim of a mobile phone theft in Barcelona, it emerged that it has slapped a £4,300 bill on a second holidaymaker on...